Tinubu, Abdulsalam Task Judiciary On Justice For All

President Bola Tinubu has called on members of the judiciary not to be deterred in the commitment to their constitutional mandate of ensuring justice.

President Tinubu made the call during the public presentation of the autobiography of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is expected to take over the leadership of Nigeria’s judiciary on Friday after Justice Ariwoola retired on Aug. 22, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.

Represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, the President said the judiciary should not be discouraged by the antics of those who only believe the justice system works when judgments are given in their favour.

“I urge the Nigerian judiciary to live up to its constitutional mandate and ignore those who never see anything good in the judiciary unless the pendulum of justice swings in their favour,” he said.

Tinubu, who acknowledged the many contributions of the judiciary, said that “incisive judgments that provide extensive societal reforms, such as the one that recently liberated the local government councils from the shackles of financial lack, are critical to our society’s growth and development.”

Similarly, a former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, who chaired the occasion, urged judges to always ensure justice for all, irrespective of language, religion or political affiliation.

He hailed Justice Ariwoola for his many accomplishments within his two-year tenure as the CJN.

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Abubakar also enjoined Nigerians to adopt the principle of always ensuring justice in their dealings, as reflected in the title of Justice Ariwoola’s autobiography titled; “Judging with Justice.”

“One significant thing I have learnt by reason of my association with the profession is that most Justices, who have written their names in gold, are concerned not only with delivering judgments. But, rather, their primary focus on the Bench is justice.

“I was therefore not surprised when I was informed that the title of Justice Ariwoola’s autobiography is ‘Judging With Justice’.

“I want to believe that this title should be the creed of every judicial officer,” he said.

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